"Billabong (clothing) Billabong International Limited is a surf company, primarily a clothing retailer that also produces accessories, like watches and backpacks and skateboard and snowboard products under other brand-names. Founded in 1973 by Gordon and Rena Merchant, the company first traded on the Australian Securities Exchange in 11 August 2000. The name ""billabong"" is derived from the Wiradjuri word """"bilabaŋ"""" that refers to a ""creek that runs only during the rainy season"". As of September 2013, Von Zipper, and Element are two of the prominent brands that Billabong owns. Honolua Surf Company, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Tigerlily, Sector 9 and"
"(often hundreds of) small nylon strings. Orbs have one or two tunnel-like entrances. Zorbing is performed at commercial locations, where prospective riders pay a fee for each ride or for a whole day's activity. 'Hill-Rolling' or 'Globe riding' (the generic name for this activity) is practised in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the middle of Sweden, Estonia, the Gold Coast in Australia (currently not available), Canada, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Japan, Kochi in India, Phuket in Thailand and Slovenia. In the United States, there are facilities in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains National"
"Goliath (Walibi Holland) Goliath is a steel roller coaster located at the Walibi Holland theme park in Biddinghuizen, Dronten in the Netherlands. It is described as ""the fastest, highest and longest coaster in the Benelux"". It was mainland Europe's second Intamin ""Mini Hyper Rollercoaster"", so named as the ride is styled on the larger (generally over ) ride, but with a lower maximum height of . The train travels at speeds of up to along of track. The roller coaster is another collaboration of Swiss manufacturer Intamin and German engineer Werner Stengel. It employs basically the same technology as Expedition"
"270 m in length, guests travel up to 30 km per hour in 4-person cloverleaf rafts. BANJO'BILLABONG - The first attraction in the current new master plan known as ""Kangaroo Island"" opened in December 2012. Banjo's Billabong is the largest Aqua play structure built in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a spectacular four-storey, 760 m Australiana themed with over 198 different water features crowned by a huge water bucket, which tips 1200 litres of water over the structure every few minutes. A ‘hands-on’ adventure for everyone containing multiple-level platforms, 6 water slides, valves, cranks, water cannons, bridge climbs & spray"
"Vagabond (sailing dinghy) The Vagabond is a 3.7m fibreglass sailing dinghy is sailed in Australia . It is often used as a training boat due to its simplicity but also has the option of a symmetrical spinnaker. It was at one time made by De Havilland Marine Yacht Division. Series II, with a white top, flip up high aspect centreboard, and fully battened mainsail are currently being manufactured at Noosa in Queensland. There are a number of race events organised by the Vagabond Class Association including youth, state and national titles. This dinghy can be confused with the Vagabond 14"
"Shambhala (roller coaster) Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya is a steel hypercoaster roller coaster located at PortAventura Park in Salou and Vilaseca, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the tallest () and fastest hypercoaster () in Europe until Hyperion opened at Energylandia in Poland on July 14, 2018. It also has the second longest drop of any roller coaster in the continent (). The height record was beaten in April 2017 by Red Force, which was also opened in PortAventura World's new theme park Ferrari Land, this coaster reaches a height of 367 feet (112m).. Shambhala is named and"
"Anbangbang Billabong Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock within Kakadu National Park and is a good place to view a wide range of wildlife. Large numbers of water fowl and wading birds inhabit the billabong and many wallabies can be found grazing around the water’s edge. There is a walking trail around the circumference of Anbangbang billabong with many picnic areas. The Anbangbang Billabong is overlooked by the Nawurlandja and Nourlangie plateaus. In the wet season, it is fed by runoff from these plateaus, as well as overflow from Nourlangie Creek, however during the dry season it"
"Anbangbang Billabong Anbangbang Billabong lies in the shadow of Nourlangie Rock within Kakadu National Park and is a good place to view a wide range of wildlife. Large numbers of water fowl and wading birds inhabit the billabong and many wallabies can be found grazing around the water’s edge. There is a walking trail around the circumference of Anbangbang billabong with many picnic areas. The Anbangbang Billabong is overlooked by the Nawurlandja and Nourlangie plateaus. In the wet season, it is fed by runoff from these plateaus, as well as overflow from Nourlangie Creek, however during the dry season it"
"Avalanche (Kings Dominion) Avalanche is a bobsled roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. Avalanche opened in 1988 and is the only Mack bobsled coaster running in the United States today. It is located in the Safari Village section of the amusement park. There are seven cars per train and the various cars are themed after Olympic bobsleds that represent five countries. The countries include France, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Canada. Each car has its country specific WInter Olympic decals. Avalanche features chutes or half pipes without any fixed tracks like most other roller coasters."
"be seen in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Europe, parts of Asia, and Australia. In the UK and Australia, a jig doll usually goes by that name, or any of the following: dancing doll; busker's puppet; clogger; jigger; Mr. Jollyboy or Mrs. Jollyboy (a commercial version made by Dover Toys, UK), etc. A Mr Jollyboy is in the collection of the Norwich Museum. In the USA, a jig doll would be called a limberjack or limberjill or limbertoy; paddle puppet; stick puppet. A commercial version was called: Dancing Dan or Dancin' Dan; Dapper Dan; Dancing Jo or Dancin' Jo;"
"United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot The United Kingdom Pavilion is a British-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase, within Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, United States. Its location is between the French and Canadian pavilions. The United Kingdom Pavilion, designed to look like a stereotypical British village, has English gardens including a hedge maze. The shops sell British items, such as tea, toys, clothing, and Beatles merchandise. A band called the British Revolution perform British rock music covers from acts such as the Police, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Blur, and Led Zeppelin. A comedic"
"Billing Aquadrome Billing Aquadrome is a leisure park in Great Billing, in the eastern district of Northampton, England. Facilities within the 235-acre (1 km²) park, which was built around various mature gravel pits, include a caravan site, marina and funfair. It was also home to a variety of shows throughout the year, which were often car or motorsport related, such as the world's largest annual Land Rover show and the American Car Show, they no longer host these now. It also hosted the Northampton Balloon Festival. At the edge of the park is Billing Mill, a family pub, which is"
"Legoland Legoland (trademark in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family theme parks, which has its main focus on the toy Lego. They are not fully owned by The Lego Group itself; rather they are owned and operated by the British theme park company Merlin Entertainments. The Legoland Billund Resort opened in Billund, Denmark in 1968, followed by the Legoland Windsor Resort in Windsor, England in 1996. Further parks opened in Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Dubai, the United States (California and Florida). Parks in South Korea, New York, and Shanghai are currently under construction. The parks are marketed to families"
"housed in a converted water-mill. Billing Aquadrome Billing Aquadrome is a leisure park in Great Billing, in the eastern district of Northampton, England. Facilities within the 235-acre (1 km²) park, which was built around various mature gravel pits, include a caravan site, marina and funfair. It was also home to a variety of shows throughout the year, which were often car or motorsport related, such as the world's largest annual Land Rover show and the American Car Show, they no longer host these now. It also hosted the Northampton Balloon Festival. At the edge of the park is Billing Mill,"
"Bob Track Swiss Bob (or ""Bobbaan"" in Dutch) is a Bobsled roller coaster in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. ""Bobbaan"" has 8 trains, each with a capacity of 6 passengers. The original Bobsleds, with inline seating, were replaced with new trains that sit 2 across in order to increase the ride capacity and fight back the extreme queue times (of up to 90 minutes). The original Bobsled cars were replaced by sleds with a wooden theming that matches the station’s classical Austrian Alps style. The original trains were sold to Six Flags Over Texas for their La Vibora bobsled"
"Blue Flyer Blue Flyer (formerly Zipper Dipper and Warburtons Milk Roll-A-Coaster) is a Wooden roller coaster at Nickelodeon Land, Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England. It was built in 1934. It is believed to have been built by Charlie Paige. It is a family coaster. Blue Flyer operates with one train, which was built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. The train is made up of 5 cars, each car seats 4 people in 2 rows, each row seating 2 people, making for a total of 20 people in the train. Blue Flyer is an ACE Coaster Classic. Pleasure Beach Resort closed"
"Typhoon (Bobbejaanland) Typhoon is a steel roller coaster at the Bobbejaanland amusement park in Lichtaart, Belgium. Typhoon is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coaster, and the second installation of this model line. At 97 degrees, the coaster's first drop is steeper-than-vertical and it has the steepest drop of any roller coaster in Belgium. Constructed by the German roller coaster manufacturer Gerstlauer, Typhoon opened on 10 April 2004 and was built to replace the Looping Star roller coaster at Bobbejaanland. Typhoon was the most popular roller coaster in the park as of 2010. Typhoon is a relatively compact roller coaster with"
"country), two toys super radical. The park bought a new roller coaster, parts of it have entered the park and is scheduled to launch in early 2011 with the name Sky Mountain. Mirabilandia (Olinda, Brazil) Mirabilandia is the only fixed amusement park in the Northeast. It's located between Recife and Olinda. Its area is of 57.000 m². Mirabilandia operates three traveling parks in Brazil, called ""Universal park"", ""Golden park"" and ""American park"". ""Mirabilandia"" is an amusement park located in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Opened in 2002, today it's one of the most successful amusement parks in Brazil. Resulting from"
"Boomerang (Worlds of Fun) Boomerang is a shuttle roller coaster at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in the 2000 season, replacing the vacancy left by the Zambezi Zinger's departure in 1997, and used Zambezi's line queue. Since 2005, the line queue and signage has moved. Boomerang is a ""cookie-cutter"" or ""clone"" ride, meaning it is not unique to ""Worlds of Fun"" and is manufactured by Vekoma for many other parks. Since Worlds of Fun has no Australia/Oceania section, the Boomerang was fitted into the Africa section. Riders are towed up a 116-foot (33.5m), 45° incline and"
"Boomerang (roller coaster) Boomerang is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma, a Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. there are 55 Boomerangs operating. The roller coaster model was created in the early 1980s and was first introduced at four different parks around the world in 1984. The Boomerang consists of a single train with seven cars, capable of carrying 28 passengers. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up the first lift hill by a catchcar."
"store at the Lego House. Lego House (Billund) LEGO House is a new LEGO experience house in the town Billund, Denmark, where the Lego brick was invented. Inaugurated in 2017, the building serves multiple functions: as a tourist attraction and exhibition, a cafe, and a Lego store. The centre brands itself as ""Home of the Brick™"". In the astonishing balancing bricks-shaped building you can dive into the more than 80-year LEGO history, marvel at the most advanced LEGO masterpieces, and not least enjoy hours of play with no fewer than 25 million bricks at your disposal. The house was opened"
"is cut off. Like much of Kakadu, Anbangbang Billabong is home to a particularly large variety of bird life. The fluctuating water levels draw waterfowl such as Magpie Geese, Pelicans, Darters, Spoonbills and Brolga. Other fauna known to frequent the billabong include Wallabies, File Snakes, Long-necked Turtles, Dingoes and Goannas. Mangroves lining the billabong support populations of Freshwater mussel. Adjacent woodlands play host to a different ecosystem again. The nearby Nawurlandja plateau supports local populations of Short-eared rock-wallaby and Chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, among other species. The swelling billabong promotes seasonal growth of Sedges, Grasses and Water Lilies, and Freshwater mangrove"
"the station, the queue line goes over an orange bridge and into the station. Oblivion: The Black Hole Oblivion: The Black Hole is a steel roller coaster at Gardaland amusement park in Lake Garda, Italy. The ride is one of many Dive Coaster models to be manufactured by Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard. Since its opening, it became the first vertical drop roller coaster in Italy. The ride is considered the 'sister' to the iconic Oblivion roller coaster at the also Merlin owned Alton Towers. The ride also (maybe unintentionally) shares part of its name with The Black"
"bend to take the track parallel to the lift hill. Before entering the brake run, riders experience considerable air-time on three bunny hops. Goliath has two trains with eight cars each. Each car seats two across in two rows. The trains are made of steel and have stadium-style seating. Restraints are hydraulic lap-bars. Goliath (Walibi Holland) Goliath is a steel roller coaster located at the Walibi Holland theme park in Biddinghuizen, Dronten in the Netherlands. It is described as ""the fastest, highest and longest coaster in the Benelux"". It was mainland Europe's second Intamin ""Mini Hyper Rollercoaster"", so named as"
"licensed the U.S. rights to the up-and-coming Australian surf brand Billabong, and formed Billabong USA in 1983. Founding partners in Billabong USA besides Hurley were Bob Rowland (General Partners), and as limited partners Chip Rowland, Mike Ochsner, Joe Knoernschild, Tom Fletcher and Bill Hurley. In 1998, the U.S. licensing rights for Billabong were up for renewal after the company had grown to over $70M in sales in America. The USA management team decided to not renew the USA license for Billabong USA and in 1999 Hurley International was born. Founding working partners of Billabong USA Hurley, Knoernschild, Ochsner and Bill"
"seated on the edges of each row, which meant anyone under 16 had to be seated in the middle. This saw queue times increase. Black Buccaneer Black Buccaneer (formerly Smugglers Galleon) is a swinging pirate ship at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. It premiered in 1988 in the Pirates' Cove section of the park. Black Buccaneer was originally opened in 1988 as Smugglers Galleon in Pirates' Cove, an area adjacent to Transylvania in Chessington World of Adventures Resort. It was manufactured by Huss Rides. The ride received a soundtrack in late 2013. The ride and surrounding"
"had an underlying back condition. Grand National (roller coaster) The Grand National is a wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It was designed and constructed by Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of only three surviving wooden Möbius Loop roller coasters in the world and the only one in Eurasia. It is themed and named after the Grand National; with elements of the ride signposted to mimic features of the horse race. The trains climb the lift-hill and pass under the 'They're Off' sign and race through 'Becher's Brook',"
"and underneath part of the Nickelodeon Streak. The station is located near the Big One in the south of the park. Steeplechase (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) The Steeplechase is a three tracked racing roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England. It is a custom design made by Arrow Dynamics. The ride was officially opened in 1977 by Grand National winner Red Rum, whose hoof print was also taken and is on display near the ride's exit. This is the only operating steeplechase style roller coaster left in the world. The riders sit upon a horse-shaped vehicle which can seat one or"
"starting in 1929 in Singapore. They were found in every south and east Asian country by 1950. By the late 1980s there were estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws in the world. Rickshaws were introduced to Durban, South Africa, and by 1904 there were about 2,000 registered rickshaw pullers. The rickshaw's popularity in Japan had declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation like automobiles and trains. After World War II, when gasoline and automobiles were scarce, they made a temporary come-back. The rickshaw tradition has stayed alive in Kyoto and Tokyo's geisha districts. In the 1990s,"
"ankles, two flaps hold the legs in position, and close as the harness is locked in place. Bolliger & Mabillard currently holds the record for the longest, tallest and fastest flying roller coaster in the world, ""Flying Dinosaur"", at Universal Studios Japan. Italy's Zamperla produces a flying roller coaster model dubbed 'Volare' (Italian for """"to fly""""). Riders lie down in the cars, which hang from an upper rail at a 45 degree angle. The car is then lifted up into a flying position while holding the riders inside. This model is very compact and affordable (estimated to be US$6 million)"
"happened about 300,000,000 years ago. Combo Waterhole Combo Waterhole is a waterhole (billabong) on the Diamantina River at Kynuna, Queensland, Australia. The song ""Waltzing Matilda"" is probably based on a real incident that happened there in the 1890s. It is also noted for historic stone-pitched overshot weirs (causeways) built by Chinese labourers in 1883. Combo Waterhole lies at the northern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some 130 km across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly. Proof is currently lacking as to the cause, but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused"
"Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Avalanche is the first steel bobsled roller coaster constructed in the United Kingdom. It was built by Mack of Germany in 1988 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, an amusement park in Blackpool, England. The ride uses three trains, each consisting of seven cars. Each car can hold two riders, one behind the other. Avalanche opened in 1988 and was the first bobsled-type roller coaster to be constructed in the United Kingdom. It was the third bobsled coaster built by Mack Rides, who were in competition with Intamin, the only other company who designed steel bobsled coasters. The"
"Charabanc A charabanc or ""char-à-banc"" (often pronounced ""sharra-bang"" in colloquial British English) is a type of horse-drawn vehicle or early motor coach, usually open-topped, common in Britain during the early part of the 20th century. It has ""benched seats arranged in rows, looking forward, commonly used for large parties, whether as public conveyances or for excursions."" It was especially popular for sight-seeing or ""works outings"" to the country or the seaside, organised by businesses once a year. The name derives from the French ""char à bancs"" (""carriage with wooden benches""), the vehicle having originated in France in the early 19th"